Protogoniomorpha anacardii

Clouded mother-of-pearl
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Junoniini
Genus: Protogoniomorpha
Species: P. anacardii
Binomial name
Protogoniomorpha anacardii
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio anacardii Linnaeus, 1758
  • Salamis anacardii
  • Salamis anacardii ansorgei Rothschild, 1904
  • Salamis definata Butler, 1879
  • Salamis duprei var. billerei Oberthür, 1925
  • Salamis nebulosa Trimen, 1881
  • Salamis anacardii var. lurida Niepelt, 1920
  • Salamis anacardii f. formosa Stoneham, 1965
  • Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa f. trimeni van Son, 1979

Protogoniomorpha anacardii, the clouded mother-of-pearl, is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in tropical Africa.[1]

Wingspan: 55–68 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females.[2]

Flight period is year-round, peaking in summer and autumn.[2]

Larval food is Asystasia, Brillantaisia, Isoglossa, Justicia, Mimulopsis, and Paulowilhelmia species.[1][2]

Subspecies

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Salamis, funet.fi
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Woodhall, Steve. (2004). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town:Struik Publishers, p.130.